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Caribbean Cement Co. Limestone Quarry

Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107161
MRDS ID TC37443
Record type Site
Current site name Caribbean Cement Co. Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.7439, 17.97652 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR ROCKFORT AT THE BASE OF LONG MOUNTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USE: PORTLAND CEMENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Limestone
    Rock description White Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.7439, 17.97652
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Caribbean Cement Co. Ltd. )
    First year 1951

Comments on the production information

  • LST USED TO PRODUCE PORTLAND CEMENT IN 1971, CLAY CAME FROM DREDGING IN HUNTS BAY; IN 1973 CAME FROM QUARRY IN RICHMOND FORMATION AT CAMBRIDGE HILL.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAPACITY: 440.0 THOUSAND TONS/YEAR CEMENT (1987); 830 THOUSAND TONS/YEAR (1990).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO . 1, 61P.

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P.

  • Deposit

    GEDDES, A.J.S., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN JAMAICA - AN OVERVIEW: IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 225-248.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHALE COMES FROM CAMBRIDGE HILL (17 MILES FROM THE PLANT), GYPSUM FROM OPERATION AT BULL BAY. CHANGING CAPACITY TO 650-750 THOUSAND TONS PER YEAR BY 1986. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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